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• Marijuana training up for 1st test in CO Senate

  March 7, 2012 10:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A proposal to increase training for medical marijuana workers in Colorado faces its first test in the state Senate. Senators are considering a bill setting up an optional "preferred vendor" classification for dispensaries and other companies that deal with medical marijuana. Under the proposal, business owners could... more »

• Longmont misses marijuana dispensary deadline

  August 9, 2011 6:22 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Longmont has missed another deadline to deal with medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving their future in doubt. According to the Longmont Times-Call, Longmont dispensaries had until Monday to withdraw their applications for a state business license, which cannot be approved while Longmont's ban on marijuana-related businesses... more »

• Fees to increase for dispensaries

  July 18, 2011 6:31 AM

  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The town board of Oak Creek in northwest Colorado has voted to boost fees for operating medical marijuana dispensaries and growing operations. The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports that the board passed draft legislation this week that would raise the initial application fee for... more »

• Colorado pot bill seeks caregiver database

  April 16, 2011 12:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A marijuana law passed in Colorado last year puts patients under video surveillance and gives dispensaries a raft of new rules aimed at tracking pot as soon as it's planted. Now state lawmakers are talking about shining a light on thousands of small-time caregivers who police... more »

• Newspaper industry reaps benefits from MMJ advertisers

  October 7, 2010 8:14 PM

  John Weiss is careful to emphasize that The Independent, the free weekly newspaper he founded nearly 20 years ago, is strong and sustainable even without the massive influx of advertising revenue from the medical marijuana industry in the past year, but its impact cannot be denied. "We have three... more »

• Newspaper industry reaps benefits from MMJ advertisers

  October 7, 2010 8:10 PM

  John Weiss is careful to emphasize that The Independent, the free weekly newspaper he founded nearly 20 years ago, is strong and sustainable even without the massive influx of advertising revenue from the medical marijuana industry in the past year, but its impact cannot be denied. "We have three... more »

• Grand Junction votes to close marijuana centers

  October 5, 2010 12:45 PM

  The Grand Junction City Council passed a measure to close medical marijuana businesses in the city. The council voted 6-1 to pass the ordinance Monday night. Mayor Teresa Coons was the only member to vote against it. The ordinance requires that all dispensaries and other pot businesses shut... more »

• More than 2,000 want Colo. marijuana licenses

  August 3, 2010 11:12 AM

  More than 2,000 Colorado businesses, from growers to dispensaries, have applied for new state medical marijuana licenses. The applications were due Sunday and provide the first good sense of the size of Colorado's medical marijuana industry. The figure could still rise because applications postmarked by the due date will... more »

• Gov. Ritter signs medical marijuana regulations

  June 7, 2010 1:58 PM

  Colorado's medical marijuana industry will now have to follow new statewide regulations. Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday signed two bills passed by state lawmakers this session to rein in the growing number of marijuana dispensaries and growers. Both laws take effect immediately. One requires that only doctors in... more »

• Morgan County marijuana dispensary ban until 2011

  May 27, 2010 9:17 AM

  Morgan County officials have approved a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries until July 2011. The county commissioners who voted this week on the matter say they need time to adapt to the new regulations in a bill state lawmakers passed this session. Gov. Bill Ritter has not signed the... more »

• Aurora will put marijuana question to voters

  May 24, 2010 8:10 AM

  In Aurora, the question of whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries is going to voters. Aurora City Council members agreed Saturday to place marijuana on November ballots. Voters will decide whether the city should allow dispensaries. Aurora now has a moratorium on pot shops, but it's going to... more »

• Boulder requires medical pot growers to go green

  May 19, 2010 8:42 AM

  Boulder has approved regulations for the medical marijuana industry with a twist in keeping with the sensibility of this university, liberal-leaning city. The regulations unanimously passed Tuesday will require growing operations to offset 100 percent of their electricity use with wind or solar power. The city's estimated 100... more »

• Fountain stuck on distance for dispensaries

  May 12, 2010 12:54 AM

  Fountain city councilmembers had full intention of putting an ordinance in place Tuesday night to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. What they couldn't agree on is how far away a dispensary should be from a school or day care. In the end, they were not able to pass any ordinance. ... more »

• Pot dispensary rules up for vote in Colorado Senate

  May 5, 2010 3:55 PM

  Backers of regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries are trying to fend off last-minute changes they say could unravel the proposal. The state Senate debated the legislation Wednesday and was expected to take an initial vote later in the day. The bill would allow local voters or governments to... more »

• Colorado lawmakers reject vote on dispensaries

  May 4, 2010 9:24 AM

  Colorado lawmakers have rejected a proposal to ask voters to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. The Senate Judiciary Committee killed the proposal from Republican Sen. Scott Renfroe of Greeley on Monday. His referendum sought to only allow actual individuals - not shops - to provide medical marijuana to patients. Prosecutors and... more »

• GOP lawmakers propose banning pot dispensaries

  May 3, 2010 8:51 AM

  As Colorado lawmakers try to figure how to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, others are pushing to ban them. A referendum proposed by some Republican lawmakers would require that only actual people - not shops - be able to provide medical marijuana to patients. Those caregivers would also have to help... more »

• Those under 21 could be banned from dispensaries

  April 28, 2010 9:02 AM

  Anyone under 21 could be barred from medical marijuana dispensaries under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers. Democratic Sen. Chris Romer proposed the change Tuesday as the Senate held its first hearing on rules for the medical marijuana dispensaries and growers that have popped up around the state over... more »

• Canon City passes medical marijuana moratorium

  February 2, 2010 2:38 PM

  In Cañon City Monday night, all seven city council members unanimously passed a 120 day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance prohibits any new dispensaries from operating within city limits. Applications for a permit or license to operate a medical marijuana dispensary will not be processed during that time.... more »

• Pueblo pot moratorium extended

  December 29, 2009 12:03 AM

  Pueblo City Council has voted to extend a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The moratorium will now last until June, which is when state legislators are expected to make their ruling on the issue. Before councilmembers voted, the meeting was open to public comment. Several people... more »